{"id":8257,"date":"2023-06-10T20:41:20-04:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T00:41:20+00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goshgollywow.com\/?p=2368"},"modified":"2025-11-25T12:03:46-05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:03:46+00:00","slug":"excalibur-98-fireflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/2023\/06\/10\/excalibur-98-fireflies\/","title":{"rendered":"Excalibur #98: \u201cFireflies\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Excalibur #98<\/h4>\n<h1>\u201cFireflies\u201d<\/h1>\n<p>Writer: Warren Ellis<\/p>\n<p>Pencile: Carlos Pacheco<\/p>\n<p>Inks: Bob Wiacek<\/p>\n<p>Colours: Ariane Lenshoek<\/p>\n<p>Letters: Richard Starkings &amp; Comicraft<\/p>\n<p>Editor: Suzanne Gaffney<\/p>\n<p>Original publication date: June 1996<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Excalibur #98: \u201cFireflies\u201d\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=ujdmj-142e986-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Explosive change is in the air in <em>Excalibur<\/em> #98! Kurt Wagner definitely feels that (plus every tiny breeze) as he debuts a brand-new Carlos Pacheco-designed costume that our returning guest, writer, music critic, and <em>Excalibur<\/em> super-fan <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/QuentinHarrison\">Quentin Harrison<\/a>, describes as Eurotrash swashbuckler chic (*affectionate). In addition to full team coverage of Kurt\u2019s flamboyant fashion, we\u2019ve got more gushing about Pacheco and plenty of praise for an action-packed issue where everyone gets a chance to shine. Plus! The blessing of Papa Chris and Pete Wisdom\u2019s pancake butt. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing that interests me about this costume is how it distills the objectification of Nightcrawler, where his presumed monstrousness lets you get away with things I\u2019m not sure you\u2019d get away with if he was another type of male character.\u201d -Anna<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes you read a comic and the art is great and the script is terrible. Sometimes the script is good but the art is awful. I love that in this book, art and script are in synch.\u201d -Quentin<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was reading this comic at eleven years old, I wasn\u2019t thinking about the sexualization of Nightcrawler. But trying to give words to my younger self, I think I did see him as a beautiful man.\u201d -Quentin<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time since Alan Davis left, Excalibur has a position at Marvel where it has an elite level of visual artistry.\u201d -Andrew<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarlos Pacheco does a lot of storytelling with hands\u2026\u201d -Anna<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrian is at the Hellfire Club, using his soft skills and exploiting his sexual appeal, while Meggan is on the strike team, being the team\u2019s \u2018bulldozer.\u2019 I liked that role reversal.\u201d -Anna<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quentin Harrison has dedicated his career to bringing critical discourse to the world of popular music. This includes his Record Redux Series, a 10-book set dedicated to resetting the critical narratives of influential (but often misrepresented) women in popular music, including the Spice Girls, Carly Simon, Donna Summer, Madonna and Kylie Minogue. In addition to his books, he\u2019s been an active contributor to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H1l68Mat4k\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> http:\/\/Albumism.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, crafting a range of content for the site that includes retrospective tributes, new album reviews, playlists and more. Just as importantly: he is an avid comic book collector and reader with a passion for the comics of both Marvel and DC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can find him on Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheQHBlend\">@TheQHBlend<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>You can also find links to all the fabulous things he gets up to, including the Record Redux book series and his ongoing interviews, reviews, and essays for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.albumism.com\/lists1\/quentin-harrison-selects-the-20-albums-he-cant-live-without\">Albumism<\/a>, via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/QuentinHarrison\">his website<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong><strong>nd as usual:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can find Anna on Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peppard_anna\">@peppard_anna<\/a>) and at<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sequentialscholars.com\/\">Sequential Scholars<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seqscholars\">@seqscholars<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can find Andrew on Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClaremontRun\">@ClaremontRun<\/a>) and at Sequential Scholars.<\/p>\n<p>You can find Mav on Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrismaverick\">@chrismaverick<\/a>) and on his podcast,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/voxpopcast.com\/wp\/\">VoxPopcast<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoxPopcast\">@VoxPopcast<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>-GGW Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excalibur #98 \u201cFireflies\u201d Writer: Warren Ellis Pencile: Carlos Pacheco Inks: Bob Wiacek Colours: Ariane Lenshoek Letters: Richard Starkings &amp; Comicraft Editor: Suzanne Gaffney Original publication date: June 1996 Explosive change is in the air in Excalibur #98! 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